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This file photo taken on January 22, 2017 shows Syrians visiting the Aleppo Citadel, a month after Syrian government forces retook the northern city from the Takfiri terrorists. (Photo by AFP) Syrian government troops and their allied forces have laid siege to the town of al-Bab, the largest stronghold of Daesh terrorists in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, according to a pro-opposition monitoring group. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday that Syrian forces had completely surrounded the town. The Britain-based group added that the advance followed the army’s capture of Awishyah hill, which is several hundred meters away from a road that links al-Bab to Raqqah and Dayr al-Zawr provinces. The capture of the hill came hours after Syrian troops took control of the village of Awishyah, it said. The latest advance means government forces have now encircled the terrorists in the towns of al-Bab, Bizaah, Qabasin and Tedif. In January, the monito